柯林斯詞典serial /?s??r??l/ (serials) 1. N-COUNT A serial is a story which is broadcast on television or radio or is published in a magazine or newspaper in a number of parts over a period of time. 連續(xù)劇; 連載 ...one of television's most popular serials. …最受歡迎的電眡連續(xù)劇之一。2. ADJ Serial killings or attacks are a series of killings or attacks committed by the same person. This person is known as a serial killer or attacker. 連續(xù)的; 一系列的[ADJ n] ...serial murders. …系列謀殺案。 返回 serial劍橋詞典 serial adjective [before noun] (CRIMINAL/CRIME) used to describe a person who repeatedly commits a similar crime or carries out a similar bad act , or the crime or act itself （重罪案犯或重案）連環(huán)的，連續(xù)的 She wrote a thriller about a brutal serial killer /murderer . 她寫了部有關(guān)一名冷血連環(huán)殺手的驚悚小說。 a serial adulterer /womaniser 連續(xù)作案的強(qiáng)奸犯／沉湎女色難以自拔的人 serial murders /killings 連環(huán)謀殺案 例句 a serial abuserserial abuse of children a serial bomber a serial sex offender a serial murderer serial adjective [before noun] (STORY) broadcast or published in several separate parts , one after another 分期（播出或刊登）的 She is currently filming a serial drama for the BBC. 她正在爲(wèi)B(tài)BC拍攝一部系列劇。 a serial novel 系列小說 serial adjective [before noun] (COMPUTING) computing specialized sending information one bit (= unit of information ) at a time （信息傳送）串行的 a serial cable 串行電纜 serial communication 串行通信 比較parallel serial adjective [before noun] (ORDER) formal arranged one after another 順序排列的 He had difficulty in remembering the serial order of the tasks . 他記不住任務(wù)的次序是什麼。 返回 serial